Main Cast: Chevy Chase, Jack Palance, Dianne Wiest, Robert Davi, David Barry Gray, Jason James Richter
Release Year: 1994
Country: US
Run Time: 93 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG
Plot
In this comedy, police detectives on the trail of a dangerous criminal are confronted with a new and unexpected danger: a typical suburban family. Osborn (Robert Davi) is a underworld figure with plenty of blood on his hands who, in hopes of keeping his dealings quiet, is operating out of an unassuming home in the suburbs. The police are determined to put Osborn behind bars, so rough-hewn veteran cop Jake Stone (Jack Palance) and his young partner Tony Moore (David Barry Gray) are assigned to stake out Osborn's home, and they get permission to keep watch from the house next door, which belongs to the Robberson family. However, Jake and Tony soon discover that this prime location may be more trouble than it's worth; Norman Robberson (Chevy Chase) is a dunderhead addicted to TV police shows who insists on helping whether it's a good idea or not, mother Helen (Dianne Wiest) keeps pestering Jake about why he shouldn't smoke, teenage daughter Cindy (Fay Masterson) develops a furious crush on Tony, and five-year-old son Billy (Miko Hughes) wants the cops to play vampire with him. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Fay Masterson - Cindy Robberson; Miko Hughes - Billy Robberson; Richard Romanus - Fred Lutz; Nelly Bly - Girl in Police Station; Preston Hanson - T-Men Announcer; Jim Holmes - Phil; Jack Kehler - Caniff; Sal Landi - Jerry Callahan; Ronald L. Schwary - Producer; Jeffrey King; Richard Pagano; Debi Manwiller; Sharon Bialy
Credit
Philip Toolin - Art Director, Debi Manwiller - Casting, Sharon Bialy - Casting, Rick Pagano - Casting, Wayne A. Finkelman - Costume Designer, Michael Ritchie - Director, Stephen A. Rotter - Editor, William Scharf - Editor, William Schaft - Editor, Richard A. Harris - Editor, William Ross - Composer (Music Score), Kim Ornitz - Musical Direction/Supervision, Stephen Lineweaver - Production Designer, Roger Joseph Pugliese - Production Designer, Gerry Fisher - Cinematographer, Ronald L. Schwary - Producer, Ned Tanen - Producer, Nancy Graham Tanen - Producer, Mark Steven Johnson - Screenwriter, Bernie Somers - Screenwriter, Susan Carol Schwary - Key Hairstylist
When police discover that a mob hitman has moved in next door to the Robbersons, they want to find out what he is up to. So they set up a stakeout in the Robberson's home. Hard-nosed, tough-as-nails Jake Stone (Palance) is assigned to the stakeout. But now it's a question of whether Jake can last long enough to capture the bad guys. The Robbersons want to help and by doing so they are driving him crazy.
